The third day of the NFL draft is generally a crapshoot. With the top 100 players off the board, there is some late-round value to be found but there isn’t much elite talent left available (and if it is, there are some serious injuries or other question marks). The Steelers will have four picks today:
- 4th Round: #123 Overall
- 6th Round: #220 Overall (Compensatory Selection)
- 7th Round: #229 Overall
- 7th Round: #246 Overall
The Steelers do not have a 5th round pick after trading it to Philadelphia in exchange for Brandon Boykin. Their 6th round pick was traded to Jacksonville in exchange for Josh Scobee. Woops. The early 7th round pick was received from the Giants in a trade for Punter Brad Wing.
Since the Steelers have already addressed their 3 biggest needs (cornerback, safety and defensive line), they could take a player at any position today. Rather than trying to piece together a ranking of the players available, here’s a list of names to remember that have been tied to the Steelers at some point in the Draft process (players in bold came to Pittsburgh for a pre-draft visit).
QB: Connor Cook (Michigan State), Cardale Jones (Ohio State), Dak Prescott (Mississippi State), Kevin Hogan (Stanford) Vernon Adams (Oregon), Brandon Allen (Arkansas)
RB: Alex Collins (Arkansas), Tyler Ervin (San Jose State), Paul Perkins (UCLA), Kenneth Dixon (Louisiana Tech), Devontae Booker (Utah), Keith Marshall (Georgia)
WR: Rashard Higgins (Colorado State), Pharoh Cooper (South Carolina), Kenny Lawler (California), Mike Thomas (Southern Miss), Aaron Burbridge (Michigan State), Marquez North (Tennessee), Jay Lee (Baylor)
TE: Jerell Adams (South Carolina), Ryan Malleck (Virginia Tech)
OL: Vadal Alexander (LSU), Jerald Hawkins (LSU), Jack Allen (Michigan State), Kyle Murphy (Stanford), Caleb Benenoch (UCLA), Brandon Shell (South Carolina), Joe Haeg (North Dakota State), Willie Beavers (Western Michigan),
DL: Andrew Billings (Baylor), Sheldon Day (Notre Dame), Dean Lowry (Northwestern), David Onyemata (Manitoba), Quinton Jefferson (Maryland)
OLB: Josh Perry (Ohio State), Dadi Nicholas (Virginia Tech)
ILB: Jatavis Brown (Akron), Nick Kwiatoski (West Virginia), BJ Goodson (Clemson), Blake Martinez (Stanford), Curt Maggitt (Tennessee), Elandon Roberts (Houston), Cory James (Colorado State)
CB: Zack Sanchez (Oklahoma), Jonathan Jones (Auburn), Harlan Miller (SE Louisiana), Tavon Young (Temple), DJ White (Georgia Tech), Ken Crawley (Colorado), DeAndre Elliott (Colorado State)
S: Jeremy Cash (Duke), KJ Dillon (West Virginia), Jalen Mills (LSU), Deon Bush (Miami), Trae Elston (Ole Miss)
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